THE DUROBRIVAE LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 271371 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HOWARD MEMORIAL HALL

As a Masonic Lodge we collect via members and visitors donations from a variety of ways (raffles,alms,box and envelopes) which we then donate to charitable causes either masonic charities and non masonic charities.The masonic hall is let to various masonic groups as well as non masonic groups

Objects

THE RELIEF OF SUCH POOR AND DISTRESSED BROTHER MASONS OR THEIR POOR AND DISTRESSED WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OR TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH MASONIC CHARITIES OR OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS SOCIETIES AND OBJECTS AS THE LODGE SHALL IN DULY CONSTITUTED MEETING FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED-NORMALLY LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£77k
Latest spending
£67k
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net cash assets of £4,283.71, a decrease from the previous year's £6,015.18. The trustees report that their role is entirely voluntary and no remuneration or expenses were paid to trustees. The charity relies on hall hire income and charitable donations to cover its operational expenditures.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Rent paid to Howard Hall Sports and Social Club Ltd
“The establishment of the Howard Hall Sports and Social Club Ltd to provide refreshments and charging the company rent for the use of the Hall’s facilities.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Howard Hall Sports and Social Club Ltd
“The establishment of the Howard Hall Sports and Social Club Ltd to provide refreshments and charging the company rent for the use of the Hall’s facilities.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Corporate structure

HOWARD HALL SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • No specific intra-group transactions or balances are disclosed in the provided text, which consists only of the Balance Sheet and Note 1 (Employees). The text mentions the company is a subsidiary but does not detail inter-company balances.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Medway

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£77k£67k
31/03/2024£44k£54k
31/03/2023£43k£47k
31/03/2022£25k£41k
31/03/2021£26k£26k

Common questions

Is THE DUROBRIVAE LODGE BENEVOLENT FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net cash assets of £4,283.71, a decrease from the previous year's £6,015.18. The trustees report that their role is entirely voluntary and no remuneration or expenses were paid to trustees. The charity relies on hall hire income and charitable donations to cover its operational expenditures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.